Where does “ideamonger” come from?

ideamonger (English) comes from English idea, from Latin idea, from Ancient Greek ἰδέα, from Ancient Greek εἴδω, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ideamonger (English): A person who spreads or promotes ideas

Definitions

  1. A person who spreads or promotes ideas

Ancestry of “ideamonger”, step by step

ideamonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English idea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishideaAn abstract archetype of a given thing, compared...
2Latinideaidea; prototype
3Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
4Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via English monger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmongerA dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2Middle EnglishmongereA retailer; a merchant
3Old Englishmāngeretrader, merchant, dealer, monger
4Old Englishmāngianto trade, traffic, do as a monger
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Ancient Greek εἴδωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἰδέα